AWG to establish a global, electronic aircraft trading system (GATS) to make the buying and selling of aircraft and engines on lease simpler and faster. GATS is designed to reduce the burden on airlines, lessors and financiers and to produce widespread benefits for the industry. See attached summary, including on timing.

AWG to develop Cape Town Convention compliance index (CTC compliance index) for release targeted no later than Q4 of 2019. There will be a public summary version and a more detailed version with explanations for AWG members, governments, and select others. The CTC compliance index will take into account, among other factors, implementation, precedent and analysis thereof, and systems in the country designed to facilitate and maximize compliance with the treaty.

AWG releases short-form model IDERA regulations for consideration by countries that have made a declaration to apply article XII of the aircraft protocol to the Cape Town Convention.